A former African Union (AU) Ambassador to the United States and president, Africa Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI), Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, and others have kicked against the maltreatment of Africans in China. ADDI is the umbrella organisation of over 210 million ...
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Customs Apapa Boosts Export Trade Worth 183,578 Metric Tonnes. By Anne Ejuka
Apapa Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has boosted the Nigerian export trade worth 183,578 metric tonnes in the first quarter of 2020 ended March 30th, this is against a total volume of 51,601 metric tonnes made during the ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu commends Ecobank for support to cushion effects of lockdown
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended Ecobank Nigeria for donating food items to support the state government’s relief efforts to mitigate the effects of the lockdown on citizens due to the coronavirus. Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, who received the items ...
Read More »NASCO Group donates N20m worth of goods to Lagos government
In line with its over 6 decades of brand excellence and corporate commitment; to always provide the quality life, NASCO Group has lent voice to the fight against COVID 19 with the donation of products from the stable of the ...
Read More »Five feared killed in fresh Kaduna attack, SOKAPU seeks probe of dead suspect’s phone details
An by gunmen on Unguwan Magaj community in Kauru Local Council of Kaduna State may have left four indigenes dead and 36 homes torched. But the bravery of the youths reportedly led to the death of one the attackers and ...
Read More »Terminal operators reject new port guidelines, fear congestion
The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has described the new guidelines rolled out recently by the Presidential Task Team on Apapa gridlock as a “recipe for chaos” that could compound traffic on the access roads and worsen port ...
Read More »Govt gets N10m coronavirus protective materials from Anglican Communion
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has donated face masks, sanitisers, hand gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth N10 million naira to the Federal Government to assist the frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Presenting ...
Read More »Rice Mill shut over alleged pollution as Churches shelve services to comply with lockdown
The Kano State Ministry of Environment has directed the immediate closure of Integrated Rice Mill, Tiamin Rice Limited, in the state. The ‘Notice for closing Order’ signed by the director in charge of pollution at the ministry, Mustapha Mohammad, cited ...
Read More »Why medical personnel deserted Kano isolation centre
Lack of incentive and other challenges facing medical personnel in Kano State may jeopardise stakeholders’ efforts to curtail the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state. Already medical personnel are abandoning the isolation centres set up by the ...
Read More »Akwa Ibom State government seeks co-operation from citizens
Akwa Ibom State Government has appealed to everyone to henceforth voluntarily make themselves available for testing by the COVID-19 team in the state. In a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo titled, “Preparing To Open up the Economy,” the ...
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